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Shaun Goulbourne, DHSc, PT, MTC, OCS, STC, CSCS, NSCA-PT, CDEII,


SHAUN GOULBOURNE, DHSc, PT, MTC, OCS, STC, CSCS, NSCA-PT, CDEII, is a Licensed Physical Therapist, Certified Strength Conditioning Specialist, Certified Personal Trainer, and CrossFit Level 1 Trainer, with more than 16 years of experience in the orthopedic and sports medicine field. Dr. Goulbourne serves as Director of Physical Therapy for Family Medical Center of Hart County in Kentucky and as Boys Director of Coaching with Southern Kentucky (SKY). His practice includes on- and off-site treatment of industrial athletes, outpatient physical therapy, and treatment of sports-related injuries in young athletes on and off the field.

Dr. Goulbourne has an extensive history and experience playing and coaching competitive sports. As a youth, he played national, competitive snooker and basketball in North London, England. He went on to play basketball for University Heights Academy in Hopkinsville, Kentucky and soccer for the University of Kentucky. He has also coached soccer for University Heights Academy and Glasgow High School, where he led the team to a Class A State Championship in 2003. Since coaching the SKY Soccer Club in 1999, he has led them to a state final and several semi-final appearances. In addition, Dr. Goulbourne is a coach for the Olympic Development Program of the Kentucky and Midwest Region for the United States Soccer Federation.

Dr. Goulbourne earned a Bachelor of Health Science degree from the University of Kentucky, a Master of Health Science from the University of Indianapolis, and Doctor of Health Science with an emphasis in orthopedics and sports medicine from the University of St. Augustine, where his research focused on sports performance and improvement. He is Manual Therapy Certified through the University of St. Augustine, Sports Therapy Certified through North American Sports Medicine Institute, an Orthopedic Certified Specialist through the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties, as well as a Certified Disability Evaluator and Certified Functional Capacity Evaluator.

In his spare time, he runs marathons and mini-marathons. Attempting to run one in each state, he has covered more than one-third of the country to date.